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Electro-oxidation of small organic molecules
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2012:348, Doctoral thesis, 2012)An alternative to fossil fuels is to utilize biofuels like methanol and ethanol directly in fuel cells. One drawback of this system is the sluggish reaction kinetics in methanol and ethanol oxidation where strongly bound ... -
Electrocatalysis and Novel Functions of Nano-Structured IrO2-Ta2O5 /Ti Anodes
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2013:70, Doctoral thesis, 2013)In the present work, the main purpose was the development of the IrO2-Ta2O5/Ti anodes to suppress the unwanted side reactions in industrial electrolytic processes. The mixed effects of Ir mole ratio and thermal decomposition ... -
Electrocatalysis of the Oxygen Evolution Reaction: A Comparative Study of Anodically Formed and Nanostructured Iridium Oxides
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2010:26, Doctoral thesis, 2010)The thesis deals with electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction for proton-exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolysis. Water electrolysis is considered the only viable option for large-scale hydrogen production. ... -
Electrocatalysts for medium temperature PEM water electrolysis
(Doctoral Theses at NTNU, 1503-8181; 2013:190, Doctoral thesis, 2013)The main subject of this PhD thesis is the fabrication and investigation the electrochemical behavior of anode catalysts appropriate for medium- temperature proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolysis (WE) operating ... -
Electrochemical activation of a diatom-derived SiO<inf>2</inf>/C composite anode and its implementation in a lithium ion battery
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Nano-architectured silica is extracted from algae harvested in the ocean. Its electrochemical properties are investigated as an anode material for lithium ion batteries. The beneficial effect of a carbon coating formed by ... -
Electrochemical analysis of aluminium alloy 5182 and 6016 with different surface treatments in 0.1 M NaCl electrolyte
(Master thesis, 2018)Replacing steel parts in cars with aluminium (Al) can reduce the weight by up to 50 % and contribute to decreased CO2 emissions. Aluminium is also easily and inexpensively recyclable. A lot of research is therefore conducted ... -
Electrochemical and photoelectrochemical characterization of porous semiconducting electrodes
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2013:262, Doctoral thesis, 2013)CaNb2O6 particles with crystallite sizes from 24 to 64 nm have been produced by solgel synthesis. The flatband potential was by impedance measurements determined to be around -0.4 V vs. NHE for a bulk sample, which is in ... -
Electrochemical Behavior of Tin in Molten LiCl-KCl at 450 ℃
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The electrochemical behavior of tin was studied with cyclic voltammetry at glassy carbon electrodes in the fused LiCl-KCl at 450 ℃. Metallic tin deposition on the glassy carbon electrode occurs at a potential of around ... -
Electrochemical Behaviour of Carbon Anodes Produced with Different Mixing Temperatures and Baking Levels—A Laboratory Study
(Chapter, 2019)Anodes fabricated from a single source coke were used for investigations of effect of porosity and surface roughness on the electrochemical performance in laboratory scale cells. In order to fabricate anodes differing in ... -
Electrochemical behaviour of dissolved iron chloride in KCl+LiCl+NaCl melt at 550 ºC
(Journal article, 2014)An electrochemical study of iron was carried out in KCl+LiCl+NaCl melt at 550ºC using a glassy carbon working electrode. Cyclic voltammetry showed that the Fe(II)/Fe(0) electron exchange is a soluble/insoluble reversible ... -
Electrochemical behaviour of dissolved titanium oxides during aluminium deposition from molten fluoride electrolytes
(Journal article, 2017)A small but significant amount of dissolved titanium is always present in the molten cryolite based electrolyte used during electrowinning of aluminium. The fact that titanium can appear in several oxidation states may be ... -
Electrochemical Behaviour of Industrial IrO2-Ta2O5 Anodes for Copper Electrowinning
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)In this work, industrial IrO2-Ta2O5 anodes calcined at different temperatures were investigated. The results show that the calcination temperature has significant influence on the surface microstructure including the ... -
Electrochemical behaviour of Mn-containing Al-alloys after different heat treatment
(Master thesis, 2022)Aluminium brukes ofte i varmevekslere i biler på grunn av lav vekt og god varmeledningsevne. Når varmevekslerne monteres blir de ulike delene loddet sammen. Varme fra denne loddeprosessen aktiverer metallet for anodiske ... -
Electrochemical Characterisation of Carbon-Supported Ru@Pt Core-Shell Catalyst for the Direct-Methanol Fuel Cell
(Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2016:173, Doctoral thesis, 2016)The world is in an energy transition period, going from predominantly fossil fuel energy sources to more renewable sources. This is especially happening in the transportation sector, where oil is the dominant source. ... -
Electrochemical Characterization of Melt Spun AB5 Type Alloys for Metal Hydride Batteries
(Dr. ingeniøravhandling, 0809-103X; 2003:45, Doctoral thesis, 2003)This thesis is part of a larger research project where two metal hydride forming AB5 type alloys have been investigated. A slightly non-stoichiometric alloy with mischmetal on A-site and nickel, cobalt, manganese and ... -
Electrochemical characterization of YMnO3 in alkaline solution - Identifying the characteristic voltammogram and developing the experimental procedure
(Master thesis, 2016)Electrochemical intercalation of oxygen into oxide structures has been studied ever since it was first observed in 1990. A recent paper investigated using electrochemical intercalation of oxygen into vacancies in LaMnO3 ... -
Electrochemical Co-Deposition of Alloying Elements during Aluminium Electrolysis in a Laboratory Cell
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2021:121, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Aluminium alloys are mainly produced by the so-called melt mixing at which an alloying element is added to the molten aluminium before casting. This approach suffers from several drawbacks such as the high requirements of ... -
Electrochemical contrast switching between black and white appearance of gelatin-covered zinc
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Zinc and its alloys are widely used in the surface protection of metallic structural materials. Thus, zinc is an interesting and relevant candidate material for preparing stimuli-responsive surfaces. In this work, the ... -
Electrochemical detection of silver ions in nickel chloride based process solutions
(Master thesis, 2022)Sølvioner er tilstede som urenheter i elektrolytten som brukes til elektrolyse av nikkel. En metode for å overvåke sølvkonsentrasjonen i prosessløsning er nødvendig for å sikre at sølvioner er fjernet i tilstrekkelig grad ... -
Electrochemical enhancement and inhibition of calcium carbonate deposition
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Calcium carbonate is by far the most widespread scaling material. Its deposition in pipes and flowlines has been a long-standing problem for many industries. Hence, a lot of research is devoted to scale inhibition. One of ...